Biography
Akira Toriyama (Japanese: 鳥山 明, Hepburn: Toriyama Akira, April 5, 1955 – March 1, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist and character designer. He first achieved mainstream recognition for creating his highly successful manga series Dr. Slump, before going on to create Dragon Ball (his most famous work) and acting as a character designer for several popular video games such as the Dragon Quest series, Chrono Trigger, and Blue Dragon. Toriyama is regarded as one of the authors who changed the history of manga, as his works are highly influential and popular, particularly Dragon Ball, which many manga artists cite as a source of inspiration. He earned the 1981 Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga with Dr. Slump, and it went on to sell over 35 million copies in Japan. It was adapted into a successful anime series, with a second anime created in 1997, 13 years after the manga ended. His next series, Dragon Ball, would become one of the most popular and successful manga in the world. Having sold 260 million copies worldwide, it is one of the best-selling manga series of all time and is considered to be one of the main reasons for the period when manga circulation was at its highest in the mid-1980s and mid-1990s. Overseas, Dragon Ball's anime adaptations have been more successful than the manga and are credited with boosting anime's popularity in the Western world. In 2019, Toriyama was decorated a Chevalier of the French Ordre des Arts et des Lettres for his contributions to the arts.
Wrote 63
2020s
- 2026
Dragon Ball: 40th Anniversary Special Video
Original Story, Comic Book
- 2024
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Original Concept, Story
Dragon Ball Z Kai
Original Concept
- 2023
Sand Land
Comic Book, Original Story
- 2022
2010s
- 2018
Dragon Ball Super: Broly - Skytree Super
Original Concept
- 2017
Dragon Ball Z: The Real 4-D at Super Tenkaichi Budokai
Original Series Creator
- 2016
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection ‘F’ - Future Trunks Special Edition
Author
- 2015
Dragon Ball Z: The Fall of Men
Characters
- 2013
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!!
Characters
- 2011
- 2010
2000s
- 2009
- 2008
1990s
- 1999
Dr. Slump: Arale's Surprise Bang
Comic Book
- 1998
Dr. Slump: Robot Showdown! Dr. Mashirito Appears / A Kiin Win! Penguin Grand Prix
Writer
- 1997
Saving Soldier Cashman
Original Story
- 1996
- 1995
- 1994
Go! Go! Ackman
Original Story
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo!! Follow the Rescued Shark...
Comic Book
- 1993
- 1992
- 1991
- 1990
Dragon Ball: Fight Son Goku, Win Son Goku
Characters
Pink: Water Bandit, Rain Bandit
Comic Book
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Dragon Quest Fantasia Video
Characters
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
Comic Book, Writer
Dragon Ball: Goku & Traffic Safety
Original Film Writer
- 1987
- 1986
- 1985
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! City of Dreams, Mechapolis
Original Series Creator
- 1984
Dr. Slump and Arale-chan: Hoyoyo! The Treasure of Nanaba Castle
Original Series Creator
- 1981
Visual effects 12
2020s
- 2026
- 2024
- 2022
2010s
- 2019
- 2018
- 2017
Dragon Quest X: The Miracles of the Adventurers
Character Designer
- 2015
1990s
- 1995
Fantascience World Gulliver Boy
Mechanical Designer
1980s
- 1989
- 1988
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
Character Designer
- 1983
Crusher Joe
Mechanical Designer
Other crew 5
2000s
- 2007
Dr. Slump: Dr. Mashirito and Abale-chan
Creator
- 2000
The World of Dragon Ball Z
Creator
Acted in 2
Art department 1
1990s
- 1996
Nuumamonjaa: Time and Space Adventures
Art Direction
Directed 1
1980s
- 1988
Kosuke and Rikimaru: The Dragon of Konpei Island
Director
Appearances2
2010s
- 2016
Dragon Quest - 30th Anniversary NHK Special
Self
No release date
Jump School Volume 1: Akira Toriyama
self
